Power Kite Forum - 2013 or 2014 HQ Apex 4?

Chrisz

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posted on 14-11-2013 at 07:08 PM

2013 or 2014 HQ Apex 4?

Is there a difference between the 2013 and 2014 Apex kite? They look the same to me.

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posted on 14-11-2013 at 07:59 PM

Same kite. HQ usually follows a 2+ year cycle on models. Download the 2014 Snowkite Flyer

www.hqkitesusa.com
www.hq4.com

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posted on 15-11-2013 at 07:04 AM

I thought the 2012/13 Apex was the Apex 3? the Apex 3 comes in 3, 5, 7.5, 10m configuration. The Apex 4 comes in 3.5, 5.5, 8, 11m configuration so surely its not quite the same kite. If the Apex 4 was released at the start of this year I stand corrected but the first I saw of it was when the 2014 brochure came out.

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posted on 15-11-2013 at 01:04 PM

2010-2012 Apex 3. 2012-2014 Apex 4.

Side by side comparisons, they look nearly identical in a given size on the ground and in the air.

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